Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 12-19 May

The cost of living may be set to rise but that won't stop you doing great stuff in London.

Friday: There's lots happening for Museums at Night. The Bank of England Museum will be open for a rare evening focusing on bank notes and giving you the opportunity to lift the gold bar. Open 5.30-9pm at the museum on Bartholomew Lane, just off Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AH. And there's a Life and Death Treasure Hunt at the Grant Museum. Meet 6pm at Chadwick LT, Main Quad, UCL Gower Street. Free!

Saturday: See the Westminster Morris Men joined by Morris troops from around the country celebrate Westminster Day of Dance! The tour starts at 10.15am, Westminster Cathedral and convenes at Trafalgar Square for a massed morris at lunchtime and between 5-6pm. Follow them all day for free!

Wednesday: Bexley's Biketastic fun ride is for novice and intermediate riders building confidence. Meet 6 for 6.30pm at Mill Row, High Street, Bexley for an 8 mile cycle with experienced leaders. Free but please book.

Thursday: Tim Hannigan talks at the Travel Bookshop on “Murder in the Hindu Kush” the story of a man on the forefront of the 'Great Game' between the British Raj and the Russian Empire, and the mighty Maharaja of Kashmir. 7pm, £5 (includes a glass of vino) at 13-15 Blenheim Crescent W11 2EE, 7pm.